Army Dismantles Explosives-Rigged Vehicle and Foils Gunmen Infiltration in Arsal
A vehicle rigged with explosives was discovered at the entrance of the northeastern border town of Arsal, while a gunmen infiltration attempt was foiled, the army announced on Thursday.
A military expert soon arrived at the scene and defused the bomb.
The statement said that the Army Intelligence discovered the black Kia vehicle, which was parked near a military post in the Ain al-Shaab region.
It said that around 25 kilograms of explosives were found in the car that did not have license plates.
On January 15, the army seized a booby-trapped car containing around 120 kilograms of explosives in Arsal.
On September 11, the army dismantled a booby-trapped car containing 100 kilograms of explosives in the same region.
In recent months, the outskirts of Arsal have been witnessing near-daily clashes between the army and Syria-based jihadist groups, which had stormed the town in early August and engaged in deadly battles with the army. They also took hostage around 35 troops and policemen.
The state-owned National New Agency stated that “the army foiled an attempt by gunmen to infiltrate into Wadi al-Hosn posts, using rocket launchers, which left two gunmen killed.”
M.T.
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